Dreamland (Krayina Mriy), Ethno-Festival . Selection. (live). 2CDs.

Actually, the very fact that this collection of festival records has appeared to the light of the day is already quite a good present to all fans of live Ukrainian music. Both for those who saw and heard these performances with their own ears or eyes – and, certainly, for those who have never had a chance during 2004-2006 to visit the festival. But the compilers went a bit farther in the pleasantries. First, the collection is released as two discs, even though there was no urgent need for that, the material could be squeezed on one disc. The two-disc release is just a sincere step towards the audience, for it is obviously easier to listen attentively to a disc lasting 40 minutes than to one that is twice longer, right? And another pleasant nuance: this two-disc release will be realized at the price of an ordinary, single one. This condition of the producer also brightly testifies to the primary objective of both the festival as a whole and this release in particular. Actually, the purpose is popularizing Ukrainian culture as such, laying paths to those people who never before paid attention to this kind of music. Both authentic examples and any creative displays based on Ukrainian folklore are in every possible way greeted and supported. As a result, by the way, that is exactly how the tracks were divided between the discs. On the first one – Ukrainian folk songs in the pure, raw form. Well, and the second one already represents modern music based on folk one – what they call folk-rock and with similar word combinations. Moreover, the release has also comprised a selection of pictures from the festival, therefore you will not only hear, but also see something. You will find a lot of familiar names on the both discs – and these are really the best names, it is by not chance that they are so much respected by the public. At that – far not only Ukrainian one. So, welcome to the Dreamland – and let you feel comfortable there...